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Wednesday, 13 October 2010

NWG Is Happy

This may be a small victory for England. In fact, it doesn't really have much to do with England at all.

For it seems India have done England a huge favour (thanks for that).

Thanks to India beating Australia 2-0 in their series, Australia are now below England in the Test rankings.

NWG says hurrah.

Not that this means England will beat Australia. Not that the Ashes will be easy. But that finally, and it's taken a long while, England, on points (which is just as important) are better than Australia.

10 comments:

Mare, don't be so unassuming, honestly. This is bad, it would have only highlighted to Ricky where he has to make improvements before the Ashes.

NWG should be sad. You know what it is right? The impending trip to Aus has pumped you full of endorphins and you haven't realised. Have people recently commented 'You look happy today'? Or have you noticed yourself shrugging your shoulders to things that would have otherwise driven you mad....like the neighbour not picking up his dog's poo from outside your front garden? If the answer to any of those is yes, the it's the endorphins.

I'm just worried about your ticker Mare. The Indians may have just fired the Aussies up. I just don't want you getting disappointed, that's all. I hope you don't apply this 'all I can get' philosophy to all walks of life Mare.

Really Rob?At least the teams from Australia, Pakistan, West Indies, New Zealand and Bangladesh are actually made up of Australian, Pakistani, West Indian, Kiwi and Bangladeshi players right?

It's not a joke Mare, it's a fact. But why show off in the first place anyway? The English should be more humble, and you wouldn't even hear of me dissing them. I'm just defending the nations outside of this little sanctimonious club.

And let's not forget, 'useless' Pakistan did beat England in one Test and they weren't even trying the rest of the time.

Nightwatchgirl's Pick of the Cricket News this week

Farewell Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey. NWG always enjoys it when useful Australian batsmen retire, even if one of them is moody and small.

Stuart Broad is on NWG's naughty list. If she ever meets him she would like to educate him in how to be a polite human being instead of being mean to Sir Ian Botham. It's not on Stuart. And that's probably why your heel hurts. Just saying.

Of all the things to invent in the world of cricket, did we really need wickets that light up when they get hit? NWG is doubtful. The Big Bash therefore falls short in terms of innovation. She would have preferred one fielder to have springs in their shoes so they could jump really high or something equally as funny/ridiculous/dangerous.

NWG would like to advertise herself. For once. She advises you all to listen to this podcast and note all the kind things they say about NWG...

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